Hbhd Show And The Alleged Cheap Shot Is Back

November 17, 2009|Posted by Ted Hutton on November 17, 2009 08:07 AM

OK, time for Episode 5 of the Howard Bobble Head Doll show.

Watch Parties? I hear the official one is at Duffy?s in Deerfield, but I have learned not to trust this info because it seems FAU usually finds out that the watch party site can?t broadcast the game on Friday and sends everyone scrambling.

So where are you folks going to be Saturday afternoon?

CHEAP SHOT?

Well, in case there wasn?t enough on the line in this game (If FAU loses, nothing left to play for. Troy loses and their Belt title hopes take a minor hit), there is the stuff from last year.

Recap: Troy?s starting QB was Jamie Hampton, but he got his knee torn up in the third quarter when he was hit by Robert St. Clair. Hampton done for the season and on comes Levi Brown, and the rest, as they say is history.

Troy players are still yapping about it.

FAU might have done Troy a favor, since Brown has been more than good at QB, and took them to the title last year and has them at 6-0 in the Belt this year and should win Player of the Year honors.

Troy Sports Information Director Ricky Hazel?s added fuel to the fire by going out of his way to take a shot at St. Clair in a very odd Player of the Week nomination. Here is what Hazel submitted to the Belt:

"Jamie Hampton (Troy, So., QB) The Trojans signal caller turned in a strong performance in helping the Trojans down FAU 30-17 in what turned out to be his final game of the season. Hampton rushed for a game high 61 yards on 16 carries and scored two touchdowns while passing for 116 yards in three quarters of play before FAU defensive end Robert St. Clair dove in late on a QB keeper and delivered a bulls-eye to Hampton?s knee, tearing the ACL and MCL and ending his season. Ironically, St. Clair took out Troy center Danny Franks two plays later on a similar dive into the pile."

Hazel told me that he was not maligning St. Clair, just mentioning that he made the tackle. Uh, yeah, right, Ricky, whatever. (He didn't explain why he added that second line about taking out the Troy center..)

Here?s the play.

You be the judge, but I sure find it hard to see that St. Clair sized things up and purposely dove at Hampton's knee.

Anyway, I doubt FAU?s defense is going to be doing any jawing in this game. They haven?t played well enough to be talking any trash.